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fussy

[ fuhs-ee ]

adjective

fussier, fussiest.
  1. excessively busy with trifles; anxious or particular about petty details.
  2. hard to satisfy or please:

    a fussy eater.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. (of clothes, decoration, etc.) elaborately made, trimmed, or decorated:

    All the bric-a-brac gave the room a fussy, cluttered look.

  4. full of details, especially in excess:

    His writing is so fussy I lose the thread of the story.



fussy

/ ˈʌɪ /

adjective

  1. inclined to fuss over minor points
  2. very particular about detail
  3. characterized by overelaborate detail

    the furniture was too fussy to be elegant

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڳܲ, adverb
  • ˈڳܲԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ڳܲi· adverb
  • ڳܲi·Ա noun
  • v·ڳܲy adjective
  • un·ڳܲi· adverb
  • un·ڳܲi·Ա noun
  • ܲ·ڳܲy adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fussy1

First recorded in 1825–35; fuss + -y 1
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Example Sentences

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The universe of problems imagined for the user was comically small: a quarrel with a coworker, a disagreement with a spouse or a fussy child.

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Slot, for his part, is not fussy about where the trophy is secured.

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One study of the diets of children of the 90s provided evidence that, while a child's fussy eating is often worrying, it is unlikely to have any lasting impact on their health and development.

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She said the charity had "all sorts of food" to give out, adding: "If you do have a fussy dog or cat, we will try to help."

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Not in a fussy, croquembouche kind of way — just enough to give them the structural ambition they deserve.

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